The last South American pedals, big boxes and the Return to Oz
By Emma Out of the 15 days we were in Chile, we only rode 3. And not just because Chile is a narrow country with limited road access, but because […]
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Grape smugglers, don’t cry for us & the final countdown
By Emma I am not much of a wine connoisseur but in Argentina you can buy a magical bottle of wine called a ‘damajuana’; it is 5 litres, so in my […]
Rainy daze, riding high and tandem sized pot holes
By Emma For the last few months Bren and I have been talking about the rainy season in South America. We have had the notion of trying to beat it […]
Ignoring the signs, Goober surprise and a case of flaming shoes
By Emma With my left shirt pocket stuffed with toilet paper and the right one filled with rocks, I feel prepared for the majority of emergencies we face daily. Toilet […]
Off road, gut instincts and aint no stopping us now
By Emma. It’s amazing how quickly 900km of trouble free riding vanishes from the radar when you blow the side wall on a brand new tyre, re-start the spoke breaking […]
The rocks at the bottom
By Emma I couldn’t feel my hands. I wasn’t sure if it was because of the freezing cold or because of the tandem death grip; one hand on Falkor’s […]
Invisible Volcans, The Curse of The Cobbles and the Opposite of Nude.
By Emma I think I am having a break-down. I keep hearing myself thinking ‘I don’t think I can do this.’ And by ‘this’, I am talking about finishing the […]
Men with guns, waiting for parcels & a Hacienda Christmas!
By Emma: It’s been a very funny couple of weeks since leaving Guadalajara. We have barely had any internet access at all, and when we find it, it is very […]
Fund-Raising Fun at The Fayre!
Saturday was the Spring Fayre of the British School in Tokyo, and there were many comments about the weather being typically British. That said, the rain did not dampen anyone’s […]
Totally Tandem 